Thursday, 11 February 2016

This young lady comes to me with kudos longer than my arm
and she is only 17 years old, having come into the music scene young (at 13!) She has
accomplished more in her early years than most musicians experience during a
lifetime. Hailing from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, this powerhouse is a member of
SOCAN (The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) SAC
(Songwriters Association of Canada) & CARAS (The Canadian Academy of
Recording Arts and Sciences) and is the Co-Founder & Co-Owner Of Rock Solid
Talent Entertainment Ltd.

Her musical talents have been well documented and described
as “having a style that is all her own that she projects with a cutting edge in
a mainstream flavor.” With over 150 songs in her catalog, some of which were
included in the feature film, “Thirteen Downs”, for which she was cast in the
lead as “Lilly.” This young lady has everything going for her including working
with Hall of Fame Songwriter, Publisher, Music Journalist, and Producer Larry
Wayne Clark on 3 collaborations.

Her current band is like a Who's Who of Rock and includes
former Megadeath members and guest musicians, Glen Drover who produced the LP
and gives it up on lead vocals and also on the guitar and drummer Shawn Drover
provided the beats; Ronnie "Dawg" Robson with bottom rhythm on bass
guitar and Sophia, who composed & co-produced this effort as well as plays
guitar and belts out the lead vocals.

This ambitious 13-track LP opens with the title track,
“Beautiful Sin”, which gives me visions of the style of an Alanis Morrisette.
The slammin' riffs are totally hot! The LP's 1st single, “Hot Blooded” has
“London Calling” Clash-like guitars throughout which set the pace for her
angelic pipes and melodic vox. The rhythmic changes are fresh and blend
together in a nice marriage. Once again, we hear tight manipulation of the
frets on the guitar solo. RAD! “Defeated” has a nice retro/mod flavor where the
musical flow just moves so smooth. NICE!

“Saint or Sinner” is a cool mid-tempo rocker with tight
harmony that has Sophia proclaiming “I'm a Saint, I'm a Sinner”, COOL!
“Shiver”most likely alludes to that Canadian cold which does make one shiver,
I've experienced that for myself. BRR! “Suffocate” tells an awesome story that
comes from way down deep, Sophia nails this perfectly! “Give Me A Soul” has a
sound that would raise one's blood pressure in a heartbeat. With a combination
of power vocals and bangin guitars, this would light up a nightclub in an
instant. HOT! “Come Around” shows one another side of Sophia as she gives
everything she has in this feeler.

“Raining Fire” just hits you from the door and holds the
listener captive. “Heal Your Woman” has a mainstream Alternative sound that
should kick-ass on ALT formats. If I was a programmer, I would have this as an
ADD in a HOT rotation! BANGING! “Sweet Injustice” follows in the creative mold
of some of the earlier tracks where Sophia's exceptional talents are once again
on display for all to hear. “Stairway to Nowhere” has a nice AOR/Adult
Contemporary appeal to it, this track could cross over into multiple formats.
The final track, “Behind Closed Doors”, showcases those powerful lungs of
Sophia's married nicely to some laid-back instrumentation which gives this a
smooth flow.

After listening to 13 tracks, coming out of hypnosis by her
wonderful voice and finally getting it all together here, I can honestly say
that this is a lady on the rise. Are we going to hear more from her? HELL YES!
She is one talented, polished musician with the chops to go along with it all.
If she can make a believer out of me, than she can do the same for you, the
discriminating listener. She has the moxy to do it all in a big way!

This LP is a MUST LISTEN! On the Nor'easter Storm Scale, I
give this a FORCE 3! WELL DONE!